I retain the copyright of this application, however, it is placed in the publc domain for anyone to use, as long as it is not altered in any way and no files are removed. It is freely copiable and may be passed on to anyone, as long as no charge is made for the software itself.
If you only use FormEd to create your windows, then this application may not be much use to you. However, if you prefer all of your code to be within the one !RunImage file, including your window definitions, then WinCode allows you to shape your window, set its features, then tells you coordinates, widths, heights, scroll offsets, flags and colour numbers. Changing the title is for cosmetic use only and you'll have to program that into your application yourself.
I stress that to use the information provided by this application, you need to be able to program in the wimp environment.
Version 2 includes production and manipulation of icons in a similar manner to FormEd. The purpose of WinCode, though, is to provide the programmer with the information to write window definitions and icon definitions into a program, eg for security reasons, but still have the flexibility of using a window editor.
INFORMATION
After you have composed your window in the required manner, moving the pointer over an icon will give information on its position, size and flags, written into the icon information window.
Window information is available in the window information window. Click on update and the information is updated.
SAVING
You cannot at present save your definitions and return to them. I may address this in a future version. However, from the icon menu, you can save a text file with window and icon information for reference.
OTHER FEATURES
If you are familiar with FormED, many of the features in WinCode will be self explanatory. With WinCode you are limited to 61 icons. This is usually enough for most purposes. I started out with 100 icons, but this slowed things down too much. I feel that this is a happy medium. When I am creating an icon, I find it useful to have ithe icon information window open. Not all of the button settings have been included as options, but the main ones are all there. There is a full range of 31 exclusive selection groups available, if you should need that many! Indirection needs a bit of explanation.
INDIRECTION
When the icon is indirected there are four possible configurations:
1.Text only. Enter text into the text window. Up to 50 characters are available. When non-indirected only 12 characters are available.
2.Sprite only. Enter the sprite name in the sprite window.
3.Text plus sprite. The text must be typed into the text window. The sprite name must go into the validation window, NOT the sprite window. This is because the sprite name must be part of the validation string. Eg, the validation string to display the floppydisc icon would be Sfloppydisc. The capital S shows that the following string is a sprite command.
4.Neither. Not very useful!
Sprites are also available when the icon is not indirected. Set the sprite flag and type the sprite name into the sprite window.
